Juho Jaakko Talvitie (born 25 March 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo, on loan from Lommel, and for the Finland national team.[1]

Juho Talvitie
Personal information
Full name Juho Jaakko Talvitie
Date of birth (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Heracles Almelo
(on loan from Lommel)
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2021 Ilves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Lommel 52 (6)
2024–Heracles Almelo (loan) 10 (1)
International career
2019 Finland U15 3 (0)
2021–2022 Finland U17 7 (1)
2023 Finland U18 2 (0)
2022– Finland U19 5 (2)
2023– Finland U21 14 (2)
2024– Finland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Early career

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Talvitie started playing football in Ilves in Tampere. In 2020, Talvitie trialed for the youth academy of English Premier League side Manchester United.[2]

Club career

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Lommel

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In 2021, he signed for Belgian First Division B club Lommel.[3] On 15 September 2021, he debuted for 4–2 win over Diegem Sport in a Belgian Cup game.[4] He made his Belgian First Division B debut on 1 October 2021 against Westerlo. During season 2021–22 he made 6 appearances in league matches and 1 in Belgian Cup.[5] In the 2023–24 season, Talvitie made 35 appearances for Lommel in all competitions, scoring four goals and providing three assists. He played six games in the Belgian Pro League Promotion Play-offs.

Heracles Almelo (loan)

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On 19 July 2024, Talvitie extended his contract with Lommel until June 2028, and simultaneously he was loaned out to Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo for the 2024–25 season with no option to buy.[6] On 25 August 2024, in the third match of the season, Talvitie scored his first goal in Eredivisie, in a 1–1 draw against Willem II.[7]

International career

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Youth

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Talvitie made his debut in international football in Algarve on 22 November 2019 at the age 15 playing for Finland U15 in a 3–2 defeat against Spain U15.[8]

Talvitie has been capped at under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth international levels for Finland. Since 2023, he has played for Finland under-21 national team. On 21 November 2023, Talvitie scored his first U21 goal, in a 6–0 home win over Armenia.[9]

Senior

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On 4 June 2024, Talvitie made his senior national team debut for Finland, as a starter in a 4–2 friendly defeat against Portugal.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 2 November 2024.[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lommel 2021–22 Challenger Pro League 6 0 1 0 7 0
2022–23 Challenger Pro League 17 3 0 0 17 3
2023–24 Challenger Pro League 29 3 0 0 6[b] 1 35 4
Total 52 6 1 0 0 0 6 1 59 7
Heracles Almelo (loan) 2024–25 Eredivisie 10 1 1 1 11 2
Career total 62 7 2 1 0 0 6 1 70 9

International

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As of match played 7 June 2024
Finland
Year Apps Goals
2024 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "U19-pojat (P2004)" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Juho Talvitie Manchester Unitedin testissä. Reissussa ovat mukana myös isä Esa ja Ilveksen kansainvälisestä toiminnasta vastaava Marco Baruffato". instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  3. ^ "Juho Talvitie viihtyy Lommelissa – "Jos katsoo muutaman vuoden päähän, tavoitteeni ovat todella korkealla"". palloliitto.fi.
  4. ^ Juho Talvitie at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Juho Talvitie Lommel SK". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  6. ^ HERACLES ALMELO HUURT JUHO TALVITIE VAN LOMMEL SK, heracles.nl, 19 July 2024
  7. ^ JUHO TALVITIE, 19, ONNISTUI MAALINTEOSSA HOLLANNIN PÄÄSARJASSA!, pallomeri.net, 26 August 2024
  8. ^ "JALKAPALLOKIRJA 2020" [FOOTBALL BOOK 2020] (PDF) (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ^ Pikkuhuuhkajat murskasi Armenian – Topi Keskinen viimeisteli todella upean maalin, Iltasanomat, 21 November 2023
  10. ^ Teemu Pukin maalit Huuhkajien ilonaihe, Portugali täysin ylivoimainen, Yle, 4 June 2024
  11. ^ Juho Talvitie at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Kaikki Captain's Ballissa 2021 jaetut palkinnot" [All prizes awarded at Captain's Ball 2021] (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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